Friday, February 15, 2013

Rebekah

Rebekah is the newest book in the Wives of the
Patriarchs series by Jill Eileen Smith. After the death of Rebekah’s father,
her brother Laban is responsible for finding a husband for her. Although she is
nervous about who she will choose for her, he makes a good decision when he
promises her to their cousin Isaac who she falls in love with during their
first meeting. Upon the later birth of their twins, Esau and Jacob, she had a
vision from God which indicated the older brother will serve his younger
brother. This created a rift in the family, as mother and father each chose a
different favorite child who they wanted to see lead their people.

I like that this is a story most people are aware
of, but the way that it is written bring in new insight into the reason Rebekah
acted the way she did. I had always looked at her as deceptive and never paid
much attention to the reasoning behind her actions. Although I read the first
book in the series, you do not need to read these books in any particular order
to understand and enjoy them.

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“Available February 2013 at your favorite bookseller
from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.”